To: Orange County Water District,

Ratepayers, water experts, and local leaders are urging you to say NO to the proposed desalination plant in Huntington Beach. The plant would dramatically increase the cost of water, lower the water quality in our shared aquifer, and hurt local businesses. Scientists and water experts agree that desalination should be our last resort in meeting our water needs.

We oppose the Poseidon project because:

It will increase water bills, forcing ratepayers to pay for a billion-dollar boondoggle and committing them to buying the country’s most expensive water.

It will diminish the water quality in our shared aquafer, adding Boron and Chlorides and forcing everyone to pay extra for expensive treatment if they want clean water.

It will hurt local businesses that rely on tourism and an inexpensive supply of quality water.

We urge you to stand with ratepayers, water experts, and local leaders and reject the proposed Poseidon desalination plant.

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Top 5 Reasons We Oppose Desal In Orange County

In Huntington Beach, Poseidon Resources – owned by global developer Brookfield Infrastructure Partners – is proposing a billion dollar desalination plant. The plant would require local ratepayers to buy 50 million gallons of water per day, whether they need it or not, at a cost twice that of imported water and four times higher than stormwater capture. Over the last 15 years, Poseidon has spent over $1.6 million lobbying for the project, and still does not have a buyer. Here are five major problems with Poseidon’s proposal:

1. We Don’t Need the Water

Orange County’s most recent water plan, published April 2016, indicates the County can meet its water needs through 2040 without the plant. Orange County has less expensive, more sustainable options for developing new water supplies.